Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-07-08

1t had healed enough to bear it. Ii
will be remembered that Mr.. c. was
the man who had the middle finger OF
the right hand torn off by the chain OF
fall, in Callow's camp, on Little
Skookum, about fortnight ago.
The second annual Sabbath School
Convention for Mason and Thurston
counties, will be held in the Presbvter.
ian church, of this city, on Tuesday
and Wednesday of next week. 1t is
to be an undenominational mass con
vention of all interested in Sabbath
school work. The exercises will con-
sist OF addresses and devotional SER
vices. Wednesday afternoon reports
of committees will be considered and
new officers elected.
A family reunion occurred here, on
the Fourth, of the surviving members
Of Old-time residents of Olympia, that
must have been exceedingly pleasant
to its members inasmuch as they had
been widely separated for many years.
Mrs. J. c. Chapman and her daughter,
Mrs. Hall, of Los Angeles, Cal, came
up on a visit to Mrs. Tallentire, anoth-
er daughter, and were joined by Mrs.
Hodgis, a third sister, from Eastern
Washington. They will remain sever
al weeks.
Mr.. w. B. Bell, of Portland, Oregon,
is in our city, representing the North
west Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany, of No. 5 Washington street,
Portland, Oregon. The Northwest is
said to be one of the most prompt,
sound and progressive insurance COM
panies now doing business in Oregon
and Washington Territory. By favor
ing this company you patronize a
home institution, incorporated and
managed by some of Portland's solid
business and financial men.
Mr.. S. P. Stacey and wife, of Daven-
port, Iowa, brother-in-law and sister
of our townsman, Mr.. 7. C. Van Epps,
arrived a few days ago on a visit to
their relatives. Mr.. S., has been one
of the leading business men of Daven-
port, possesses considerable means,
and We understand, is so favo1ably
impressed with our Territory, and
especially Puget Sound, that he has
formed partially determined purpose
of remaining with us. If he does he
will find Olympia affords a better
prospect than other places where
4" pay dirt" is all staked off,"
Rev. R. H. Massey has had quite a
harvest of marriage fees the past fort
night, having on the 28th ult. united,
at the parsonage, VIM. d. Hudson and
Miss Louie Williams, both Of Mason
on the 30th, David Finch of Seattle,
and Miss Mary Quinn, of Oakland,
California; on the I'd inst, Ignacius
Worcester, and Miss Rose B. Tucker,
both of Mason county; on the Sd, at
the Carlton House, Ross Rasmussen
and Miss Jettie Williams, both Of
Chehalis county, and on the 4th, at
the residence of J. H. Munson, on
Eastside, w. H. Maxwell and Miss
Nina Elson, both of Mason county.
The following awards of prizes have
been made for contests on the Fourth
Hose Race, to Team No. l, $25; Foot
Race 100 yards, first prize, Herbert
Parker, SIS, second prize, John McClel-
land, $40; Bicycle Race, 800 yards,
Frank Murphy, $40; Indian Foot Race,
100 yards, all the prizes won by John
Walker, amount 81 SO; Boat Race,
Snider Bros, mile and return, $50
Log Rolling, A. d. Drewry, $25; Walk
ing Creased Pole, distributed among
five contestants, So. Herbert Parker
was awarded the special prize of suit
of cloths, offered by Messrs. Toklas &
kaufman.
The Fourth ended in disaster to Al
bert Wilson of Mason county, and
Miss Effie McLane, of Mud Bay.
While returning to the young lady's
home from a ball at Tumwater, the
tongue of their buggy became partially
detached while crossing Long Bridge
to the Westside, whereupon the team
became uncomfortable and ran away
upsetting the buggy. Miss McLane
jumped out, and fell on her head, sus-
tanning serious injuries to her shoulder,
lungs and right arm. The young
man was insensible when carried to
Young's hotel, having sustained a
shock that resulted in congestion Of
the brain. His injuries are serious,
but not deemed dangerous by his at
tending physician.
Mr.. T. C. Van Epps has just received
the acme of perfection in the line Of
mechanical musical devices. It is to
all appearances an ordinary Cabinet
organ, with the usual sets of manual
reeds controlled by four stops, and can
be used without an attachment for
automatic playing, or the attachment
can be operated without the manual
keyboard, or both can be used in COM
bination. The mechanical" music is
produced by the ordinary perforated
strips Of paper, and the air may be
played with or without accompani-
ment, or the accompaniment without
the air, and either of the the omitted
parts supplied by the operator in man
ipulating the keys. 1t is not only a
mere novelty, as are may of such in